1965
All Districts
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Ace101-2Stripping1 LackawannaE. & H. Coal Sales431124901103Coal prepared at Ace Breaker.
Ace Cleaning Plant10BlakelyLackawannaAce Coal Co.0001952 
Ace Bank10BlakelyLackawannaAce Coal Co.341039241952503 tons prepared at Ace Cleaning plant. 421 tons prepared at Ace Breaker.
Ace Breaker10BlakelyLackawannaAce Coal Co.000689 
Archbald85-1Stripping1Taylor 1LackawannaPioneer Excavating Co.0065163Coal prepared at Boland Breaker.
Archbald75-1RAStripping1Taylor 1LackawannaSlenska Coal Co.00113472Coal prepared at Ace and Penbrook breakers.
Archbald MineSlope10Taylor 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.6,4723,29219,04514130Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Avondale Bank11Plymouth Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation59216555,11414011Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Baltimore16-RA2Stripping1Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.97,71563,629206,78735774Coal prepared at Dorrance Breaker.
Bel Air Breaker10DuryeaLuzerneBel Air Coal Co.00024020 
Bernice98-1RAStripping1MildredSullivanMeg Coal Co.006,0281004Coal prepared at Booth Cleaning Plant.
Bernice87-1RStripping1MildredSullivanOliver, James & Albert002,7561513Coal prepared at Booth Cleaning Plant.
Bliss35-IRAStripping1MildredSullivanBliss Coal Co.007,1681863Coal prepared at Booth Cleaning Plant.
Bliss30-5A5Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation7,3411,16313,16223020Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Bolands27-2Stripping1CarbondaleLackawannaHalsey Contracting Co.8502,44410,6392729Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
Bolands Breaker10CarbondaleLackawannaDeAngelis Inc.00013619 
Bolands Mine10CarbondaleLackawannaDeAngelis Inc.0Truck 12,3512,3512245 
Booth10-RAStripping1 SullivanE. & B. Coal Sales006,5361923 
Booth Cleaning Plant1 SullivanE. & B. Coal Sales0002142 
Butler Colliery10Pittston Twp. 1LuzerneMacarelli Coal Co.362,7524,7972374Coal prepared at Kassa and Bel Air breakers.
ButtonwoodNo. 441MineSlope11AshleyLuzerneSan Mining Co., Inc.44,3897,17480,66423446Coal prepared at Huber, Taylor and Loree breakers.
Capouse24-4Stripping1Scranton 1LackawannaKaminski Brothers, Inc.1941,4782,423816Coal prepared at Penbrook and Bel Air breakers.
CarbondaleNo. 1Cleaning Plant1CarbondaleLackawannaCarbondale Coal Co.0001482 
CarbondaleNo. 2Cleaning Plant1CarbondaleLackawannaCarbondale Coal Co.0001212 
Carbondale Mine Fire64-1R2A2Stripping1CarbondaleLackawannaCarbondale Coal Co.118,45742,725223,29825490Coal prepared at Raymond, Huber, Loree, Pompey and Taylor breakers.
CBM Shops10 LuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.0002693 
Coal Brook Bank10CarbondaleLackawannaDeAngelis Inc.0Truck 13,2103,210403Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
Continental MineSlope10Taylor 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.15,1837,72244,67514193Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Dewees93-1Stripping1Forty Fort 2LackawannaConsolidated Equipment Co.70204885832Coal prepared at Boland Breaker.
Diamond74-RA1Stripping1Scranton 1LackawannaDiamond Colliery Coal Co.2,6671,6665,556933Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Diamond Colliery10Scranton 1LackawannaKeyser Valley Enterprises19,2031,41228,24026321Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Dorrance Breaker10Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.00012756 
Duffys Bank10ArchbaldLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.2,2873984,176398Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Dunmore Bank10DunmoreLackawannaPopple Coal Sales0Truck 117,46817,468572All coal shipped unprepared to PP&L.
EL Railroad Bank10 LackawannaPenn Can Coal Co.4,16206,2371008Coal prepared at Morgan Breaker.
Eline Bank10Pittston 2LackawannaEline Coal Co.0Truck 11,3921,392233Abandoned during 1965. Coal shipped unprepared to PP&L.
Empire Bank10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.0Truck 12,9042,9042047,158 tons prepared at Kassa Breaker. 72,020 tons shipped unprepared to PP&L.
Empire Bank10Wilkes-Barre 1LackawannaEmpire Coal Co.2,5591,1496,929575Abandoned during 1965. Coal prepared at Waddell and Taylor breakers.
Ewen Mine10Jenkins Twp. 1LuzerneGigliello Coal Co.3,1232304,5922296Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Exeter Bank10Exeter 1LuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.0Truck 167,00067,0008367,158 tons prepared at Kassa Breaker. 72,020 tons shipped unprepared to PP&L.
Fern Hill Mine1 WayneFern Hill Coal Co.001931203Mine employing less than five persons.
Forest City Bank10Forest City 1WayneMatisko Coal Co.0Truck 16852,3952202Coal prepared at Waddell Washery and Matisko Breaker.
Franklin Cleaning Plant10Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.00021931 
Gaylord16-4A2Stripping1 LuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.121,80079,313257,756361111Coal prepared at Dorrance Breaker.
Glen Lyon48-5RAStripping1Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.000116 
Glen LyonNo. 3MineSlope11Glen LyonLuzerneGlen Nan Coal Co., Inc.215,575306,368647,943222367Ownership transferred from Grant Anthracite on January 1, 1965. Coal prepared at Glen Lyon and Bel Air breakers.
Glen LyonNo. 5MineSlope11Glen LyonLuzerneGlen Nan Coal Co., Inc.7047201,6753358Ceased operations in February 1965. Coal prepared at Glen Lyon Breaker.
Glen LyonNo. 9MineSlope11Glen LyonLuzerneGlyon Mining, Inc.4,3834,53510,51025111Coal prepared at Glen Lyon and Bel Air breakers.
Glen Lyon Mine11Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.000194113Ownership transferred from Grant Anthracite Co. to Susquehanna Coal Co. on January 1, 1965.
Grassy Island110-2Stripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaC. B. M. Coal Co.6206502,503403Coal prepared at Pompey and Ace breakers.
Gravity81-3RStripping1ArchbaldLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.3,6696396,7002298Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Gravity Colliery10ArchbaldLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.2,0103503,6712049Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Grzywacz Mine1 LackawannaGrzywacz Coal Co.004881394Mine employing less than five persons.
Hancock Bank10 LuzernePopple Coal Sales0Truck 16,3586,358572All coal shipped direct to PP&L.
Hilldale97-1Stripping1 LuzernePenn Can Coal Co.6,1103,81912,7301085Coal prepared at Morgan Breaker.
Huber30-11R2Stripping1AshleyLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation000744 
Huber30-29AStripping1AshleyLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation13,7293,04223,1301966Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Huber30-22Stripping1AshleyLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation000734 
Huber Breaker13AshleyLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation00020398 
HuberNo. 132MineSlope13AshleyLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation8,1002,12413,27923612Coal prepared at Huber, Loree and Dorrance breakers.
HuberAshley MinesMine13AshleyLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation320,47383,874511,969233634Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
K&S Mine1 LackawannaK. & S. Coal Co.0023202Mine employing less than five persons.
Kassa Breaker10Dupont 2LuzerneKassa Coal Co.0002403 
Laflin Bank10Laflin 1LuzerneLaflin Heights Coal Co.0Truck 113,43413,4341653Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker. 11,934 tons shipped unprepared to PP&L.
Laflin Colliery10Laflin 1LuzerneMitchell Coal Co., Inc.4,6903357,2441040Abandoned during 1965.
Laflin Colliery10Laflin 1LuzerneWestern Mining Corp.856,42010,8361027Coal prepared at Bel Air Breaker.
Lemoncelli Mine1 LackawannaLemoncelli Coal Co.005521563Mine employing less than five persons.
Loomis30-31AStripping1NanticokeLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation5,4478419,827794Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Loomis Breaker11NanticokeLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.0004739Ceased operations in June 1965. Coal prepared at Loomis Breaker.
Loomis Bank11NanticokeLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.5,3058397,0544713Ceased operations in June 1965. Coal prepared at Loomis Breaker.
Loree30-8RStripping1LarksvilleLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation1,1161722,019783Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
Loree30-2RAStripping1LarksvilleLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation25,3713,91945,61826318Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
Loree Breaker10LarksvilleLackawannaGlen Alden Corporation00018344 
Loree Bank10LarksvilleLackawannaGlen Alden Corporation8761351,5771832 
Maffet30-15R2A4Stripping1Sugar NotchLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation19,2993,02534,7562593Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Marchesini Bank10Wyoming 2LuzerneMarchesini, David0Truck 1672672192Coal shipped unprepared to PP&L.
Marvine Bag Plant10ScrantonLackawannaGlen Alden Corporation00026013Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
Marvine Retail10ScrantonLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.00000Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Matisko Cleaning Plant10 WayneMatisko Coal Co.0002201 
Micklick Mine1 LackawannaMicklick Coal Co.006062042Mine employing less than five persons.
MoffatNo. 179MineSlope10 LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.3,4511,75510,12620110Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
MoffatNo. 190MineSlope10ScrantonLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.14,8467,56043,72013979Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Morgan Breaker10Old ForgeLackawannaPenn Can Coal Co.0006019The Morgan Breaker was destroyed by fire on 8/5/1970. It was owned by Mrs. Peter Minichello of West Pittston, and was unused for the last 7 years. Source: Scranton Tribune 8/6/1970. Submitted by Carl Orechovsky.
National Bank10Scranton 1LackawannaCoalbrook Sales Co.. Inc.0Truck 11,0921,092853Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
No. 68-2Stripping1 LuzerneHeights Coal Co.000194Coal prepared at Kassa Breaker.
No. 748-3RStripping1Nanticoke 1LuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.4,3604,46310,3802206 
No. 7 Bank11Nanticoke 1LuzerneBartoli Construction Co.0Truck 116,61016,6101563All coal shipped to United Gas Improvement, Hunlock Plant.
No. 148-1Stripping1Jenkins Twp. 1LuzerneHeights Coal Co.001,187474Coal prepared at Kassa Breaker.
O'Toole Bank10MoosicLackawannaO'Toole, John F.001,170463Coal prepared at O'Toole Plant.
O'Toole Cleaning Plant10MoosicLackawannaO'Toole, John F.0001241 
Olyphant Colliery10OlyphantLuzerneMitchell Coal Co., Inc.3,5702555,10011914Coal prepared at Pompey and Kassa breakers.
Ontario21-1R2AStripping1Peckville 1LackawannaPasternak Bros.7562,1769,4612865Coal prepared at Ace and Bolands breaker.
Ontario96-1Stripping1Peckville 1LackawannaCicio Coal Co.0021243Coal prepared at Boland Breaker.
Ontario Mine10Peckville 1LackawannaPetam Enterprises, Inc.4878791,79917510Coal prepared at Bel Air, Pompey and Penbrook breakers.
OSC Bank10ArchbaldLackawannaDeAngelis Supreme Anthracite Inc.0Truck 12,2982,2981074Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
Pancoast116-1Stripping1Throop 1LackawannaRock, C. A.1851225375Coal prepared at Penbrook Breaker.
Pancoast Bank10Throop 1LuzerneRock Contractor, Carl8192511,2241526Coal prepared at Penbrook, Waddell, Pompey and Raymond breakers.
Penbrook Bank10ArchbaldLackawannaPenbrook Coal Co.1,89901,8991422Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
Penbrook Breaker10ArchbaldLackawannaPenbrook Coal Co.0001424 
Pientack Mine1 LackawannaPientack Coal Co.003901863Mine employing less than five persons.
Pigeon Creek Mine10Mildred 2SullivanJ. & K. Coal Co.006081392Abandoned during 1965. Coal prepared at Booth Cleaning Plant.
Pine Ridge30-7R2Stripping1Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation2,4303754,3681942Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
Pine Ridge Bank10Wilkes-Barre 1WayneMcKeen Fuel Corp.2,49821,45624,8081059Coal prepared at Loree Breaker. 20,790 tons shipped unprepared to PP&L.
Pompey Breaker10JessupLackawannaPompey Coal Co.00027833 
Powderly81-1RStripping1CarbondaleLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.2,4544274,4812445Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Prospect9-2RStripping1Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.2,7373,7708,82215911Coal prepared at Pompey and Bel Air breakers.
Prospect9-1A2Stripping1Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.1,5879913,3063911Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Prospect9-1RStripping1Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.2,0276,03811,412237Coal prepared at Pompey and Bel Air breakers.
Pyne18-3Stripping1TaylorLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.7233682,1221186Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Raymond Colliery10ArchbaldLackawannaEsgro Coal Co.304644941405Abandoned during 1965. Coal prepared at Penbrook Breaker.
Raymond Breaker10ArchbaldLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.00000 
Romike Mine1 LackawannaRomike Coal Co.001,4092343Mine employing less than five persons.
Sebastopol Bank10Jenkins Twp. 2LuzerneSebastopol Coal Co.8439,44710,2902434 
Sebastopol Breaker10Jenkins Twp. 2LuzerneSebastopol Coal Co.0002432 
Sibley Colliery10Old ForgeLackawannaMountain Slope Coal Co.413205341816Abandoned during 1965. Coal prepared at Bel Air Breaker.
SloanNo. 133MineSlope10ScrantonLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.26,07813,26476,73520374Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
South Wilkes-Barre Colliery13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneV-R Coal Corp.63,19816,576103,60318366Coal prepared at Huber, Loree and Taylor breakers.
StearnsNo. 1Bank11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.1,0711701,423319Ceased operations in June 1965. Coal prepared at Loomis Breaker.
StearnsNo. 2Bank11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.6,0939668,0991325Ceased operations in June 1965. Coal prepared at Loomis Breaker.
Storrs18-2RA2Stripping1Dickson City 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.1,1095643,25416612Coal prepared at Taylor, Bolands and Ace breakers.
Storrs18-1R2Stripping1Dickson City 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.6354371,87910610Coal prepared at Taylor and Bolands breakers.
Storrs Colliery10Dickson City 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.8,7654,45825,75713265 
Sturgis Mine1 LackawannaSturgis Coal Co.003771913Mine employing less than five persons.
Sugar Notch30-14R2A3Stripping1Sugar Notch 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation21,8214,66637,07728713Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Sugar Notch30-13R2A2Stripping1Sugar Notch 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation6,9161,84511,12829111Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Sugar Notch MineTunnel13Sugar Notch 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation112,71430,060181,346240154Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Sugar NotchNo. 210MineSlope13Sugar Notch 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation17,3854,63727,97323618Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Sugar Notch - Maffetts Bank13Sugar Notch 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation3,4429035,6442215Finished operation in March 1965. Coal prepared at Loomis Breaker.
Sullivan Trail Coal Co. Shops10 LuzerneSullivan Trail Coal Co.000266180 
Taylor Colliery10TaylorLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.0007760 
Taylor Shops10TaylorLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.00026041 
Truesdale30-4R2A2Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation3,6695676,6091864Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
Truesdale30-12R2Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation28,4477,49545,91722018Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
TruesdaleNo. 20 (30-26)StrippingTunnel1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation488881942Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
TruesdaleNo. 217MineSlope11Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation18,48854119,8324962Ceased operations in December 1965. Coal prepared at Loree and Huber breakers.
TruesdaleNo. 218MineSlope11Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation21,4693,28238,61321737Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
TruesdaleNo. 213MineSlope13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation31,4598,25251,57215861Coal prepared at Huber, Loree, Taylor and Dorrance breakers.
Underwood78-2Stripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Excavating Co.5,8603,88012,9021199Coal prepared at Penbrook and Pompey breakers.
Underwood78-1RAStripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Excavating Co.3,8766,56014,762109Coal prepared at Penbrook and Waddell breakers.
Underwood78-3Stripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Excavating Co.6804451,565339Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Underwood32-2RStripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaTurnpike Coal Co.10,9326,83522,78421117Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Underwood Bank10Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Coal Co.5000500538Coal prepared at Waddell Breaker.
Underwood Bank10Olyphant 1LackawannaPerry Coal Sales Co.6,7502,9369,686566Coal prepared at Waddell Breaker. 2,936 tons shipped unprepared to PP&L. 5,840 tons shipped unprepared to EL Railroad.
Underwood Colliery10Olyphant 1LackawannaVillage Slope Coal Co.1,19511,50216,98822534Abandoned during 1965. Coal prepared at Penbrook and Ace breakers.
Verby Mine1 LackawannaVerby Coal Co.001,4661953Mine employing less than five persons.
Waddell Washery10WintonLackawannaWaddell Coal Co.000736 
Wanamie30-17Stripping1Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation4,9471,2868,0001619Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Wanamie30-19R2A3Stripping1Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation23,2655,51038,57825520Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
Wanamie30-23A2StrippingSlope1Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation7,4021,97411,90719618Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Wanamie30-21A1Stripping1Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation2,3776343,8253010Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Wanamie30-6RAStripping1Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation15,2274,06124,495304Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Wanamie Colliery11Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation406,765108,497654,463233618Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
WanamieNo. 40MineSlope11Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation4,6491,2407,47700All coal stocked. Mine did not operate in 1965. Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Wanamie Bank11Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation0Truck 1222,625222,6252209All coal shipped to United Gas Improvement, Hunlock Plant.
Westmoreland Colliery10 LuzerneTalamelli Coal Co.28021412455Abandoned during 1965. Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Westmoreland Colliery10 LuzerneWestern Mining Corp.1,3335822,5011027Coal prepared at Kasa, Bel Air, Pompey and Dorrance breakers.
William A.6-2RAStripping1DuryeaLuzerneScranton Excavating Co.1,6724,80820,90712613Coal prepared at Dorrance and Bel Air breakers.
William A.6-3Stripping1DuryeaLuzerneScranton Excavating Co.8201,35810,2527413Coal prepared at Dorrance and Bel Air breakers.
William A.6-4Stripping1DuryeaLuzerneScranton Excavating Co.13,1378,21127,23011013Coal prepared at Dorrance and Bel Air breakers.
Woodward Bank10EdwardsvilleLuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.0Truck 19,2749,27413447,158 tons prepared at Kassa Breaker. 72,020 tons shipped unprepared to PP&L.

Note 1: Added, does not appear in the mine inspection report.

Note 2: From a list of Anthracite Operators. This may not be the operation location.


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